Liu He arrived in Yuzhang County smoothly, explained his identity and intention, and Taishou did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent someone to send him to Dantu County.

Qin Guan set up a banquet to entertain Liu He and invited Liu Ye to accompany him; They are all royal relatives, so Liu He is not too nervous.

Eating a sumptuous feast, Liu He was excited in his heart, he had not eaten such a delicious meal for many years.

After eating and drinking, Liu He told the two about the affairs of the imperial court; Not only was there a shortage of food in the minister's family, but even many palace maids starved to death in the palace.

Seeing that Liu He didn't mention asking for help, Liu Ye asked rhetorically: "Didn't you come to ask for help?" ”

Liu He said embarrassedly: "Military advisor, my father asked me to go back to my hometown in Tan County, Donghai Province, and no longer return to Changsha, asking for help is only secondary." ”

Liu Ye's heart was cold and extremely disappointed, even the Taifu Liu Yu thought so, the court was really helpless.

Qin Guan couldn't call the shots, so he sent someone to send him across the river and go north to Yecheng.

Liu He first returned to his hometown in the East China Sea, the old mansion is still there, and his family is still there, even the life of a slave is better than the life of the court minister in Changsha, which makes his heart warm; Subsequently, he went north to Yecheng.

Gao Shun did not come forward, but asked Liu He to be received by Xi Zhicai.

After talking about business, Xi Zhicai asked: "I don't know how the envoy of the Duke of Wei, You Heng and You Zhengping, is doing in Changsha?" ”

Liu He replied respectfully: "Sir, Zhengping now occupies Liling County, although he has not raised soldiers, but he has cultivated wasteland, brewed wine and burned pottery, and absorbed displaced people, and there are more than 3,000 households attached to him, and his life is good; Guo Yan and others did not attack or plunder Liling County because he was a member of the Duke of Wei, and he did not form an army or threaten; Liling County became a supply point connecting Yuzhou County to Changsha City, and he once stayed there. ”

In fact, you can't blame you Heng, now Gao Shun doesn't believe in outsiders, the position of Taishou is almost all senior civil officials in the system, the family tyrants and others can only do the county order or county officials at the highest, you Heng feels that the position he held in the north is just like this, it is better to do practical things in Jingnan, it can show his ability more, and it is good to save one more people, I believe that Gao Shun will not blame him, and with his pride, he is unwilling to explain to Gao Shun, so he lived in Liling County.

Xi Zhicai sighed that extraordinary people do extraordinary things.

Afterwards, Xi Zhicai did not go to see Gao Shun first, but went to see Jia Xu first.

Xi Zhicai asked: "What is Wenhe's good plan?" ”

Jia Xu said: "The reason why the lord still keeps Guo Yan and others is because he hasn't thought about how to treat the court and the emperor, and we can't help this matter, so we can only wait and see what happens." ”

Xi Zhi only knew Jia Xu's character, and he was wise to protect himself, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Gao Shun received the report from Xi Zhicai, and there was no wave in his heart, which deviated from history, but the gap was not big, and he still moved forward according to inertia; What made him curious was that You Heng had gone through the era of Dong Zhuo and Li Ru and did not die, and he was still alive and well, the gap between this and history was too big, and it was not the arrogant You Heng in his impression at all.

However, the matter of You Heng attracted his attention, so it was better to rescue the imperial court and let the imperial court continue to stay in Changsha.

Looking at Gao Shun's uncertain face, Xi Zhicai asked, "What is the good plan for the lord?" ”

Gao Shun didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "What is Zhicai's good plan?" ”

Forced to be helpless, Xi Zhicai had no choice but to say: "Lord, now that Guiyang County and Lingling County are uninhabited, why don't you let Guangzhou Mu Zhan lead them and gradually narrow the encirclement." ”

Gao Shun asked again: "What about after Guo Yan and other Xiliang forces collapse?" How to treat the Imperial Court and His Majesty the Emperor? ”

Sure enough, when the old fox Jia Xu said, Xi Zhicai said: "Lord, you can only narrow the encirclement first, and as for what happens after that, you can only wait and see what happens, and first see what the attitude of the court is." ”

Gao Shun was quite satisfied with Xi Zhicai's suggestion, which was not much different from his idea, but he instead asked Yangzhou Mu Qin Guan to lead Guiyang County and Lingling County, instead of letting Guangzhou Mu Gaowei go to the battle leader; Gao Shun was worried that after Gao Wei took the two counties, the people of the two counties would move back, affecting the interests of Guangzhou. And if Qin Pass leads the two places, it will be convenient for logistics and supply; Gao Wei can be used as a reserve force.

There is no better way now, Gao Shun chose Xi Zhicai's suggestion, continued to wait, and waited and waited to see what happened.

Xi Zhicai asked again: "Lord, how to deal with Liu He's request for help?" ”

Gao Shun felt that things couldn't be too desperate, and he had to save some face for the imperial court, so he decided: "Give Qin Zigu an order to lead Guiyang County and Lingling County, and then give the imperial court 10,000 stone of grain every month, and a little other wine, meat, eggs, etc." ”

"Yes, my lord!"

Gao Shun arranged again: "Ling Zigu will take over Liling County, Zhengping should go back to Changsha City, and Zigu will supply it every month as needed." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Then Xi Zhicai went to arrange.

When Qin Guan received the order, he was very surprised, and he didn't understand why he wanted to lead the two counties, they were empty, and it was useless to occupy them.

However, he still acted according to Gao Shun's orders.

sent troops Sima Fanneng and Zhang Ying to lead 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry to occupy Guiyang County and Lingling County respectively; However, Qin Guan did not strictly follow the previous county border, but asked the two to fight all the territory south of the Lianshui River to facilitate defense.

Fan Neng and Zhang Ying are overjoyed, if there is a war, there will be military achievements, and if there are military achievements, they will have the opportunity to improve; With only such a small number of troops to fight, the two were not afraid, they felt that Guo Yan and the others would not dare to attack them, otherwise they would be retaliated against by Jiangdong.

The Jiangdong army marched westward, and Li Dao and Guo Yan were extremely panicked, and they even suspected that Liu He had recruited rescuers, so they led the officers and soldiers into the city and stationed them, preparing to hold the city.

The ministers of the court were also very frightened, only Emperor Liu Xie was still calm, he thought to himself, what should come will always come.

Fan Neng and Zhang Ying's army entered Changsha County, Guiyang County and Lingling County from Yuzhang County, but stopped at the Lianshui River, which reassured everyone a little; Lianshui River is very close to Changsha City, which has become a butcher's knife hanging in mid-air, and it may fall at any time.

Sure enough, as Fan Neng and Zhang Ying thought, Li Dao and Guo Yan did not dare to attack them.

Subsequently, the supplies sent by Qin Guan arrived in Changsha City, and promised to arrive in Changsha City on time in the first half of each month thereafter.

The danger was temporarily lifted, and half of Li Dao and Guo Yan's troops withdrew from Changsha City, and half lived in the city with them.

Liling County was taken over by Yuzhang County and became a county of Yuzhang County; You Heng returned to Changsha City to live, and only took away ten young boys and girls who had lost their parents and had nothing to rely on, and Qin Guan sent him 100 stone of grain every month, as well as fine wine, meat soup, salted fish, eggs, live sheep, live chickens, cloth and other materials.

Li Dao and Guo Yan could peek into the money that Qin Guan paid tribute to the emperor, but they did not dare to fight the idea of You Heng, who became the richest and most generous person in Changsha City; Those ministers often go to You Heng's house to make tooth sacrifices, and You Heng is not stingy, and the family is full of people every day.

Moreover, some ministers knew that You Heng was the envoy of the Duke of Wei, so they intended to take the initiative to make friends with You Heng to leave a way back for the future.

The army of Qin Guan stopped at the Lianshui River, the situation was still the same, Emperor Liu Xie was very disappointed, he really didn't know what Gao Shun thought, but he felt that the rope around his neck was tightening more and more, making him almost suffocate and have difficulty breathing.

The only one who was relieved was Taifu Liu Yu, he felt that his plan had succeeded, his son had escaped from the cage, his family would not be left behind, and he asked for help to bring food and supplies, Qin Guan would send support every month, which was better than he expected, and he could also explain to the emperor and the ministers.